Q5 - FYI Photoshop has a a feature called "Picture Package" which allows you to easily combine multiple images into one file and save it for future printing. You can also define a template that you can reuse for different images too.
In CS2 look under "File >> Automate >> Picture Package" --- In [email protected], "Francis Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My suggestion: > > Make a file 24" wide by 2" tall in photoshop that has one light grey > pixel somewhere it won't show, like right at the edge of the roll and > another one 2 inches along. You can then print this to make the paper > advance - if you have heavy canvas for example, the cutter won't cut > it anyway, so you then have no choice but to advance the canvas and > take it off with scissors etc. > > Oddly enough, if you make a completely white file in photoshop, the > printer driver seems to optimise it away completely - in other words > the print job appears to complete successfully but the paper doesn't > advance. Software's just getting too "intelligent" if you ask me :-) > > If you have a number of prints, then yes it is much more economic to > send all your print jobs first and then the 2 inch paper advance on > the end of the jobs. > > F > > On 9/28/07, johnval27 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear HP Community > > Its great to have you out there, having experienced all the problems I'm > > anticipating going > > through! > > I have made the PVC pipe roll holder for my new DJ 130 but do not have a > > roll cutter yet. > > I have not tested the roll holder yet. > > I have only hand fed A3 sheet in at the front. > > > > Before I start trying out the 24" rolls.... > > > > Here are some Q's I cant find answers to in the manuals. > > > > Q1. If I feed a 24" roll of paper through and print a 24x36 print, how do I > > advance the > > paper say 1cm at a time so I can get scissors in to cut it off when its > > finished? Is there a > > button press combination I have missed? > > > > Q2. Having hacked the 1st print off the front of the roll, can I leave the > > rest in situ and > > continue printing a 2nd, 3rd etc, without reloading the roll? > > > > Q3. Will a paper cutter solve this "Leave in situ" problem? > > > > Q4. Could I leave them all joined end to end and cut them later when I have > > done, say 4 or > > 5 24x36" prints? > > > > Q5. If i DO have to extract the paper and re load the whole roll every time > > I do a print, how > > do I release the paper from the feed rollers (ie reverse the feed) to > > extract the paper out > > the back end? > > Is there a button press combination to do this? I notice there are buttons > > on HP's $500 > > roll feed which presumably reverse the direction of the paper roll for > > paper extraction - > > but do the feed rollers inside the printer "let go" of the paper to do > > this? > > > > Q5. I have heard it is possible to "nest" pictures smaller tha A1 for > > printing, to maximise > > paper usage - can I do this somehow with the HP driver software at the > > print/page setup > > stage without a RIP? I suppose a long way round would be to do a montage in > > photoshop > > and print it A1, cutting iot up later? > > > > Hope to repay you soon as I get to be more of an expert!! > > This community has been a life saver!! > > > > Best regards > > John Sibley > > > > > Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
